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- Problem with HierSelect XUL Menulists 04/27/2005
I had a mysterious problem in a large XUL + JavaScript + AMP project that I am working on. Here is a short description. I have 'hierselect' menus, similar to those in the PEAR QuickForm package. There are two XUL Menulists (similar to HTML select dropdown lists, except that they ...
Category: XUL and PHP
- Optimizing Remote XUL Applications for Large Datasets 04/19/2005
As a follow-up to my previous post, I found a good alternative to loading a large dataset in a Remote XUL Application using XML-RPC. The problem I was facing was that Mozilla seems to peter out after reading a large ( 4000 + lines) XML-RPC feed into memory. This petering out ...
Category: XUL and PHP
- XUL + JavaScript on LAMP Tip: For Large Datasets Use Trees, Not Listboxes 04/18/2005
I am building an XUL+PHP on LAMP application that needs to load thousands of entries via XML-RPC and create them inside of a XUL widget. Initially I was using the listbox element, because it is much easier to work with than trees. Then suddenly when I reached about 600 items to be ...
Category: XUL and PHP
- XUL Menulists: Editable property broken, other weirdness 04/16/2005
While working on a PHP+MySQL powered XUL application, I came across some serious weirdness. Perhaps what I found are (serious) bugs in the way Firefox 1.02 handles menulists / combo boxes. Here is a summary: - If a menulist is given the editable attribute, even if that attribute's value ...
Category: XUL and JavaScript
- WebMail Extension for Thunderbird 04/10/2005
I came across the new WebMail extension for Thunderbird, which lets you check your Hotmail, Yahoo Mail and Lycos Mail from within Thunderbird. Check it out: http://webmail.mozdev.org/ I was taking a look at the (JavaScript) code for this extension, and it seems well written, from an in ...
Category: Mozilla Thunderbird
- Simple WinBinder program to convert WinASM RC 04/06/2005
I wrote a small WinBinder PHP GUI program that converts a user interface description file generated by WinASM to an rc.php file which WinBinder can read. It is pretty basic, and it will be improved upon as necessary over time. If you're curious about creating GUI programs with PHP, ...
Category: PHP
- When free software costs money to develop, unusual consequences follow 03/31/2005
Important Note: This entry, like many articles on this site, is one of personal opinion. It is not intended to offend anyone. I encourage the reader to read it with an open mind, and reserve judgement until the reader has finished reading it. I r ...
Category: Open Source Software
- Firefox launches AOL, then loses connectivity 03/27/2005
Hello MozTips readers, I have had a strange, unsolvable problem for some time now, that you perhaps have an answer to. I have AOL 7.0 installed as a backup dialup program on one of my (older) computers, in case my main LAN connection goes down. This computer runs Windows XP, Service Pack 2. Occas ...
Category: Mozilla Firefox
- Visitor Submitted: How can I add Smilies to Mozilla Mail? 03/26/2005
Submitted By: Shaen Hill (sageeh67 [at] surferie.net) I've been looking all over for the answer to this question, with no luck. How can I add emoticons to the dropdown menu in Moz Mail [Mozilla 1.7] in Debian Linux? Are there different forms of Emoticons? I mean some show ...
Category: Visitor Submitted
- Visitor Submitted: Mozilla Mail not including email attachments 03/26/2005
Submitted By: Phil Meyer (meyerphil [at] yahoo.com) Just today I noticed I get emails missing the attachments in Mozilla Mail. I have a new Dell Dimension running XP2. My provider is broadband with Cox (the cable company). I get emails to my cox.net email address but the attac ...
Category: Visitor Submitted
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